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Paul Westerberg

Paul Westerberg is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Glen Campbell, Bob Dylan, Dave Pirner, Vagrant Records and Soul Asylum. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul Westerberg arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Matthew Sweet, The Hold Steady, Buffalo Tom, Afghan Whigs and Superchunk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Gaslight Anthem, Jeff Tweedy, Joan Jett, Pete Yorn and Camp Cope, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Paul Westerberg, reaching back through Glen Campbell and forward to The Gaslight Anthem. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Paul Harold Westerberg is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Replacements. Following the breakup of the Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him release three albums on two major record labels.

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Paul WesterbergGlen CampbellBob DylanDave PirnerVagrant RecordsSoul AsylumJoan Jett and the Bl…YesJonathan EdwardsThe Gaslight AnthemJeff TweedyJoan JettPete YornCamp CopeJohn RzeznikCloud CultMatthew SweetThe Hold SteadyBuffalo TomAfghan WhigsSuperchunkThe LemonheadsStephen MalkmusTeenage Fanclub

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Paul Westerberg connections

Paul Westerberg grew out of Glen Campbell, Bob Dylan, Dave Pirner and Vagrant Records, shares an orbit with Matthew Sweet, The Hold Steady, Buffalo Tom and Afghan Whigs, went on to shape The Gaslight Anthem, Jeff Tweedy, Joan Jett and Pete Yorn. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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